Our latest Channel Surfing TV picks include a sports comedy, a prestigious awards show, and a thriller. See what goes into running a successful professional basketball team in Running Point. Find out which movies will receive top honors at the 97th Oscars. Then, a killer hunts down the survivors of a plane crash one by one in Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue.
The Family Business
In Running Point, Isla Gordon finds herself the president of one of the most famous basketball franchises after her brother is forced to resign due to scandal. Isla has always felt overlooked, and she takes the opportunity to prove her family, the board, and all the sports haters that she is the right woman for the job.
The series is from writers Mindy Kaling, Ike Barinholtz, and David Stassen. The trio also serve as executive producers along with Kate Hudson, Howard Klein, Linda Rambis, and Jeannie Buss. Buss, who is the president and co-owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, serves as the inspiration of the show. It stars Hudson in the lead role and the cast includes Brenda Song, Drew Tarver, Scott MacArthur, Fabrizio Guido, Toby Sandeman, Chet Hanks, Jay Ellis, Max Greenfield, and Justin Theroux.
The entire first season of Running Point releases Thursday, February 27, on Netflix.
A Celebration of Film
The Academy Award is the highest honor one can receive in the film industry. Every year, Hollywood gets together for one night to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements.
This year, Conan O’Brien will host the event. The presenters include a who’s who such as Halle Berry, Penélope Cruz, Robert Downey Jr., Elle Fanning, Whoopi Goldberg, Scarlett Johansson, and more. There is quite a mix of nominees from biopic A Complete Unknown to musical Wicked to the body horror The Substance.
The Oscars air live this Sunday, March 2, on ABC and Hulu.
A Killer Among Us
In Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue, nine passengers board a light aircraft. During travel, the plane crashes deep into a Mexican jungle. Everyone manages to survive the ordeal, but that is only the beginning.
Soon, the survivors meet strange and violent deaths one by one until those that remain realize the incidents are more than freak accidents. Someone wants them all dead, but which one of them is the culprit, and why? The story jumps from the present to the past via flashbacks until the truth is completely revealed.
Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue premieres Sunday, March 2, on MGM+.
